No matter where you were in the second half of the twentieth century, the cultural earthquake that gave us hip hop, rap, and grunge (the last great wave of rock music) could be seen and felt. These musical forms, influenced by the same esthetics behind street art, quickly took root and became global phenomenons. From where I sat in New York City, it seemed graffiti was at the epicenter of it all. The visual iconography that emerged from the convergence of all of these artistic forces can never be matched. These are some of my favorite music images and videos of that period which continue to influence millions of people around the world.

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